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Libya vs Somalia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Libya
16.00 million current US$
in 2006
Somalia
21.70 million current US$
in 1983
Libya rank
177th
Somalia rank
174th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

  • Libya
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 21.70 million current US$ against 16.00 million current US$ in Libya, a difference of 5.70 million current US$.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.

Libya ranks 177th and Somalia ranks 174th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.